Hitchcock French Film Study Guide

 1. The opening credits of the film use __________ as the background

         1. Dirty pool water  2. Now that you have seen the film the answer from question #1 is an example of ______

         1. Foreshadowing  3. The opening establishing shot after the credits is of ________________

         1. The Delasalle Institute of Boys  4. The best characterization of M. Michel Dellasale is _________________

         1. Cruel  5. Why did Michel Dellasalle marry Christina in the first place ?

         1. He wanted access to her mone  6. ?

         1. He treats women cruelly  7. When M. Dellasalle corners Christina in the dining hall and walks behind the partition with her, it is implied to the audience that he…

         1. Rapes christina  8. On what pretext does Christina lure M. Delasalle to Nicole's house in Niort?

         1. Threatening to divorce him  9. Nicole’s upstairs neighbors M. Herboux and his wife serve as the film’s __________?

         1. Comic relief characters

  1. How does Christina get Michael to take what she believes to be a sleeping drug?

         1. She gets him to drink from a “tainted” wine glass

  1. After “killing” Dellasalle, Christina and Nicole plan to transport his “body” back to the school in a…

         1. Wicker basket

  1. When they get Michael back to the school, where do Christina and Nicole dump him?

         1. In the swimming pool

  1. What was the main reason Christina refused to give Michel a divorce in the first place?

         1. She is a deeply devout catholic who believes divorce is a sin

  1. What item does Christina see in the newspaper which unsettles her?

         1. Someone matching Michel’s description was found drowned in the Seine River in Paris

  1. Who claims that Michael has returned to the school and yelled at him and no one believes him?

         1. Young Monet

  1. What health problem plagues Christina?

         1. She has a weak heart

  1. Now that you have seen the entire film, the answer to question #16 is

         1. Foreshadowing

  1. When the real plot is exposed at the films climax, this is an example of

         1. Situational irony

  1. When the real villains of the film aew talking about their crime, who is secretly listening to them?

         1. Inspector Fichet

  1. What term did Alfred Hitchcock use when the audience thinks the film is about one story, but is in reality about something else?

         1. A Mc Guffin

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